7.8

CVE-2024-26994: debian debian_linux

CVSS: 7.8v3.1HighModified
AliasesUBUNTU-CVE-2024-26994DEBIAN-CVE-2024-26994
Published 01-05-2024Last modified 05-08-2026
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Vulnerability summary

CVE-2024-26994 is a high (CVSS 7.8) vulnerability in debian debian_linux. EPSS estimates a 0.29% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 20.6% of scored vulnerabilities.

Overall risk
31/100
0100
Medium · default modelHow is this calculated?
CVSS score
7.8/10
010
High · v3.1 (CVE.org)
EPSS score
0.29%
0%100%
Low · 0.00 pp in 30 days
KEVNot listedIn no KEV catalog
RansomwareNone recordedNo known use recorded
Public exploits0No public exploits recorded

Advisory lineage

Upstream 0 · Downstream 33 · Related 27
DLA-3840-1DLA-3842-1DSA-5680-1DSA-5681-1MGASA-2024-0263MGASA-2024-0266

Timeline

  1. 01-05-2024
    PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
  2. 05-08-2026
    Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.

Description

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: speakup: Avoid crash on very long word In case a console is set up really large and contains a really long word (> 256 characters), we have to stop before the length of the word buffer.

CVSS metrics

4 scores · 4 sources · 1 version

EPSS trend

Probability

0.29%

Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days

Percentile

21%

Versus all other CVEs

30-day change

0.00 pp

From 0.29% on 18-09-2026

18-09-202618-10-2026
EPSS score
0.29%

Known exploited

Compare KEV catalogs

Not in any of the 3 tracked catalogs.

Public exploits

0 found

No public exploits indexed.

Weaknesses

CWE · root cause

No weakness data has been published for this record.

Affected systems

Ubuntu122 products
  • linuxAll versions (No fix recorded) | < 5.4.0-189.209 | < 5.15.0-116.126 | < 6.8.0-38.38
  • linux-allwinner-5.19All versions (No fix recorded)
  • linux-awsAll versions (No fix recorded) | < 5.4.0-1128.138 | < 5.15.0-1065.71 | < 6.8.0-1011.12
  • linux-aws-5.0All versions (No fix recorded)
  • linux-aws-5.11All versions (No fix recorded)
Debian2 products
Linux2 products
  • linux≥ c6e3fd22cd538365bfeb82997d5b89562e077d42, < 756c5cb7c09e537b87b5d3acafcb101b2ccf394f | ≥ c6e3fd22cd538365bfeb82997d5b89562e077d42, < 8f6b62125befe1675446923e4171eac2c012959c | ≥ c6e3fd22cd538365bfeb82997d5b89562e077d42, < 6401038acfa24cba9c28cce410b7505efadd0222 | ≥ c6e3fd22cd538365bfeb82997d5b89562e077d42, < 0d130158db29f5e0b3893154908cf618896450a8 | ≥ c6e3fd22cd538365bfeb82997d5b89562e077d42, < 89af25bd4b4bf6a71295f07e07a8ae7dc03c6595 | ≥ c6e3fd22cd538365bfeb82997d5b89562e077d42, < 8defb1d22ba0395b81feb963b96e252b097ba76f | ≥ c6e3fd22cd538365bfeb82997d5b89562e077d42, < 0efb15c14c493263cb3a5f65f5ddfd4603d19a76 | ≥ c6e3fd22cd538365bfeb82997d5b89562e077d42, < c8d2f34ea96ea3bce6ba2535f867f0d4ee3b22e1 | 2.6.37
  • linux_kernel≥ 2.6.37, < 4.19.313 | ≥ 4.20, < 5.4.275 | ≥ 5.5, < 5.10.216 | ≥ 5.11, < 5.15.157 | ≥ 5.16, < 6.1.88 | ≥ 6.2, < 6.6.29 | ≥ 6.7, < 6.8.8 | 6.9:rc1 | 6.9:rc2 | 6.9:rc3 | 6.9:rc4
Fedoraproject1 product

4 vendors · 127 products

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